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Providence - The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) reports that Emerald Ash Borer (EAB), a destructive forest insect from Asia, continues to spread

"Like every year, the community of color, the poor, the vulnerable — those residing in our urban core — have to jump through extra hoops in order to benefit and utilize services that the rest of the state expects to receive without request like clockwork annually, taking these services for granted in the process," Williams said. The DEM announced last week that 1,000 free trees would be given to Rhode Islanders to help residents save energy and reduce their utility bills. The DEM said the...

The Department of Environmental Management is urging Rhode Islanders to refrain from any open-air burning today as there is an elevated fire danger. DEM’s Division of Forest Environment’s Forest Fire Program is advising residents that critical fire weather conditions exist in Rhode Island today due to low relative humidity and strong sustained winds. Any fires that start will spread rapidly, containment will be difficult, and suppression efforts by the fire department may exceed their capab...

Updated: Pandemic has grounded the State’s economy to a halt, it tells Supreme Court Share Article AAA Women farmers work in their lush Mustard crop in Rajasthan under the Aravalli hills.   | Photo Credit: Rohit Jain Paras Pandemic has grounded the State’s economy to a halt, it tells Supreme Court The Haryana government has appealed to the Supreme Court to permit it to resume mining in the Aravalli Hills on the grounds that the pandemic had grounded the State’s economy to a halt. The Su...